With the start of the new school year, Detective Garry Crake of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department took up his new post as school liaison for both Clarkston and Renaissance High School. Crake, 43, has been withe sheriff’s department for 13 years in various locations, most recently in Springfield Township. ‘I’ve been in Springfield on […]
BY ANDREW DUPONT Clarkston News Staff Writer Through the help of people she had never met before, a Clarkston resident was able to turn her mother’s final project into a treasured heirloom. Barbara Bargeon remembers her mother, Frances Foster, always being positive and resilient. When things got rough, Foster was always quick to ‘bounce back? […]
A couple of years have passed, but Mike ‘Mikie? Albarkat has finally returned to the restaurant business in the Clarkston area with his own place, Mikie’s Roosters and Ribs. Albarkat, 47, tried franchising a Kenny Rogers Roasters in Clarkston for several years until the company folded nationwide in 1997. Over the next eight years, Albarkat […]
Homecoming Queen Paris Conwell and King Ian Sabbag were presented to their “subjects” during the half-time festivities.
April Wuest recently joined Glenn Gualtieri as assistant principal of Sashabaw Middle School. With the recent changes in the Clarkston School district, all sixth and seventh grade students now attend SMS. To better handle the increase in numbers, district officials created the second assistant principal position. Wuest, an Oxford resident, is starting her eighth year […]
Parents from Clarkston Co-op Preschool held a fund-raiser on Sept. 29 at the Big Boy Restaurant on Dixie Highway. After receiving a suggestion from a parent, Zardus said she contacted the owner of the restaurant, John Nannini. Nannini agreed to donate 10 percent of the evening’s sales and half the tips to the preschool. ‘They […]
Anyone who has invested money knows how complicated and stressful the process can be. Just knowing where, when, and how much money to invest can be unnerving. Regardless if you run a multi-million dollar corporation or are just looking to build a retirement fund, getting lost in the crowd is easy. However, that’s not a […]
Last time I wrote my column, I introduced myself to you as a community. For the last month or so I have introduced myself to you as individuals. In return, I was introduced to Clarkston as individuals, and in some mosaic fashion, was introduced to Clarkston as a community. Even though it’s still early, I […]
A Clarkston girl could be only one step away from being named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist of the Year.? Sarah Pierz was named as the one of the 40 finalists in the Discovery Channel’s Young Scientists Challenge. Pierz, 14, entered Everest Academy’s science fair in January as an eighth grader. Sarah won first place and […]
Several Clarkston school board members spoke with The Clarkston News about the current school year, the changes put into place, and the upcoming challenges they would like to meet both as a board and as individuals. Before the beginning of the school year, the board agreed on four primary goals focusing on curriculum, technology, communication, […]